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Don’t think about it, he told himself Too far ahead Don’t think about it Just do your job

He didn’t take one of the ood that Ashford’sfor that Instead, he found one of the long, spiralingon its own If it drifted too near one wall or the other, he could correct it, but it gave him a few seconds He pulled out the hand terray under the brown

Serge answered almost immediately

“Ganne nacht, boss,” the tattooed Belter said “Was wondering when you were going to check in”

“Ashford,” Bull said

“On top of it,” Serge said “Looks like he’s got about a third of our boys and a bunch of crazy-ass coyos froot the transition points off the dru, the security office and the ar up trouble”

“Hoell ar “They savvy they got us locked out of the coot back door open”

“You what?”

“Always ready fortogether squads, clean up the druet this all smashed flat by bedtie”

“Will, boss Knoe’re doing Know the ship better than anyone You get safe, let us take care”

Bull sed Giving over control ached

“Okay”

“We been trying to get the captain, us,” Serge said

“I warned her Sheconnections until she knows more who she can trust,” Bull said He didn’t add, Or they e said, and Bull heard in the ht “When we track Ashford?”

“We don’t have perer slips, think we can get forgiveness?”